Literatura piękna

“Lost Face” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.Lost Face is a collection of seven short stories by Jack London. It takes its name from the first short story in the book, about a European adventurer in the Yukon who outwits his (American) Indian captors' plans to torture him. The book includes London's best-known short story, "To Build a Fire"....

“Love of Life & Other Stories” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.Love of Life & Other Stories is a series of short stories by Jack London. It consists of eight moving and thrilling stories such as: Love of Life, The Story of Keesh or The Sun-Dog Trail.

Jeden z najstarszych zabytków literatury greckiej i europejskiej. Autorstwo eposu przypisywane jest Homerowi. W ostatnim roku wojny trojańskiej Achilles, najmocniejszy grecki żołnierz, wycofuje się z walk. Powodem jest gniew na Agamemnona, który uprowadził jego brankę Bryzejdę. W dalszej części poznajemy kolejnych wojowników. Duży wpływ na przebieg wydarzeń mają także greckie bóstwa. Ostatecznie Achilles wraca do walki, zabija Hektora i lituje się nad jego zrozpaczonym ojcem....

Jeden z najstarszych zabytków literatury greckiej i europejskiej. Autorstwo eposu przypisywane jest Homerowi. Po zakończeniu wojny trojańskiej Odyseusz nie wraca do domu. Na miejscu czekają na niego syn Telemach i żona Penelopa. Rodzina trzyma na dystans grupę zalotników liczących na śmierć żołnierza i możliwość przejęcia po nim schedy. Tymczasem Odyseusz w swojej drodze powrotnej napotyka na wiele przeszkód. Trafia na wyspę cyklopa, unika uwodzicielskiej mocy syren, musi wyd...

“The Human Drift” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction."The Human Drift" is a collection of essays and short sketches by Jack London, also including a number of plays. The collection consists of these titles:The Human Drift, Small-Boat Sailing, Four Horses and a Sailor, Nothing that Ever Came to Anything, That Dead Men Rise up Never, A Classic of the Sea, ...

“Jerry of the Islands” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.Jerry of the Islands is a novel by American writer Jack London.The novel is set on the island of Malaita, a part of the Solomon Islands archipelago, which in 1893 became a British protectorate. The hero of the novel is Irish terrier Jerry, who was a brother of a dog named Michael, about whom Londo...

“John Barleycorn” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.John Barleycorn is an autobiographical novel by Jack London dealing with his enjoyment of drinking and struggles with alcoholism. It was published in 1913. The title is taken from the British folksong "John Barleycorn".

“The Game” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.The Game is a novel by Jack London about a twenty-year-old boxer Joe, who meets his death in the ring. London was a sports reporter for the Oakland Herald and based the novel on his personal observations.

“The God of His Fathers: Tales of the Klondyke” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.The God of His Fathers: Tales of the Klondyke is a series of short stories by Jack London. It consists of eleven moving and thrilling stories such as: The God of His Fathers, The Great Interrogation, Grit of Women or Where the Trail Forks.

“The House of Pride” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.The House of Pride is a series of short stories by Jack London. It consists of seven moving and thrilling stories such as: The House of Pride, Good-bye, Jack or The Sheriff of Kona.

Prezentujemy brawurowe tlumaczenie Adama Marcinkowskiego z języka angielskiego kultuwych już opowieści dawnej Japonii, które w znacznym stopniu ukształtowały japońską kulturę i sposób postrzegania świata. Mity, przypowieści, historie, które stały się kanwą wielu filmów, dzieł sztuki i książek. Warto zatem sięgnąć do źródeł - pierwszego tłumaczenia z języka japońskiego na język angielski Algernona Bertrama Mitforda z drugiej połowy XIX wieku. Wydało mi się, że nie można p...

“The Faith of Men” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.The Faith of Men is a series of short stories by Jack London. It consists of eight moving and thrilling stories such as: The Faith of Men, Too Much Gold or The Marriage of Lit-lit.

“The Cruise of the Snark” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.The Cruise of the Snark is a non-fictional book by Jack London chronicling his sailing adventure in 1907 across the south Pacific in his ketch the Snark. Accompanying London on this voyage was his wife Charmian London and a small crew. London taught himself celestial navigation and the basics o...

“Dutch Courage & Other Stories” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.Dutch Courage & Other Stories is a series of short stories by Jack London. It consists of eleven moving and thrilling stories such as: Dutch Courage, The Lost Poacher, The Banks of the Sacramento or Bald-face.

“Burning Daylight” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.Burning Daylight is a novel by Jack London, published in 1910, which was one of the best-selling books of that yearand it was London's best-selling book in his lifetime. The novel takes place in the Yukon Territory in 1893. The main character, nicknamed "Burning Daylight" was the most successful entre...

“Before Adam” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.Before Adam is a novel by Jack London. It is the story of a man who dreams he lives the life of an early hominid. The story offers an early view of human evolution. The majority of the story is told through the eyes of the man's hominid alter ego, one of the Cave People. In addition to the Cave People, the...

“Children of the Frost” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.Children of the Frost is a series of short stories by Jack London about Alaska and the Eskimo people. An underlying theme in some stories is the racism between the western white man and the native Alaskan.

“Adventure” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.The novel explores the themes of domination of one people over the others, the differences between races, emancipation of women, and the strength of the human spirit, strengthened in a struggle with the nature and society.

“The Acorn-planter: A California Forest Play” is a play by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.The Acorn-Planter was published the year that Jack London died. It is a play designed to be mostly sung accompanied by background music. It follows a tribe of California natives who react to the first presence of white settlers. The story then follows the tribe at a later da...

“The Abysmal Brute” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.The Abysmal Brute is a novel by American writer Jack London. It is a short novel, and could be regarded as a novelette.In the story, a man who was brought up in a log cabin, and who is a newcomer to society, finds success as a boxer and recognizes corrupt practices in professional boxing....

Porywająca opowieść o zabójstwie Lwa Trockiego! Przypadkowe spotkanie na kubańskiej plaży daje początek wielowątkowej opowieści o losach trzech pozornie obcych sobie ludzi: początkującego pisarza, ideologa i wyszkolonego zabójcy. Wszyscy trzej kochają psy, lecz łączy ich o wiele więcej: życie naznaczone piętnem komunizmu, niszczącego jak huragan, który zmiata wszystko na swej drodze. Wątki historyczne (tułaczka Trockiego, zakończona jego tragiczną śmiercią w Meksyk...

Misją Claesa jest zmaterializowanie na pustkowiu dokładnej linii tego, co Europa nazywa wówczas postępem.Na pokładzie parowca płynącego w dół rzeki Kongo towarzyszą mu bantuscy robotnicy oraz Xi Xiao, chiński mistrz tatuażu, a zarazem kat specjalizujący się w lingchi – sztuce cięcia i okaleczania ludzkiego ciała. Xi Xiao widzi przyszłość: wie, jaką potwornością jest kolonizacja, i wie, że pokocha geometrę. „Ciemność” to histor...

Lear, król Brytanii, zmęczony wieloletnim panowaniem, postanawia oddać władzę swoim trzem córkom: Goneril, Regan i Kordelii. Ma zamiar rozdzielić królestwo, a następnie korzystać z gościny u każdej z córek. Podziału poszczególnych części dokona na podstawie oceny miłości, jaką darzy go każda z nich. Dwie najstarsze potomkini z wielką wylewnością opowiadają o swoim uczuciu do ojca. Obie w zamian otrzymują pokaźną część majątku. Gdy dochodzi do najmłodszej – Kordelii – ta nie z...

“The Iron Heel” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.The Iron Heel is a science fiction novel by American writer Jack London. The novel is told via the framing device of a manuscript found centuries after the action takes place and footnotes by a scholar, Anthony Meredith, circa 2600 AD. Jack London writes at two levels, sporadically having Meredith correc...